An interesting concept dragged down by self-indulgent, ridiculous scenes from Michael Bay

Rating: 4/10 (5 July 2013)

From the first 20 minutes of 'The Island', I was intrigued, the building uneasiness and suspicion created was interesting, but as the film went on, I became less and less impressed. The child-like gimmick, of them both having no knowledge of he outside world, that both Ewan Mcgregor and Scarlett Johannson indulge, quickly grows old. The overdrawn chase/fight/ridiculous building collapse scenes become almost a parody of Michael Bay's directorial work, endless explosions and gunfire. The impossibility of these scenes detract from the clever concept of celebrity clones the film revolves around. While Ewan Mcgregor's second appearance in the film, and dialogue with himself was amusing at points, and added to evidence throughout the film that it had the potential to be brilliant, but that it fell short with Michael Bay at the helm.